Patents by Inventor Tsuyoshi Kawakami

Tsuyoshi Kawakami has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150279931
    Abstract: The termination region includes a ring region (LNFLR). A plurality of ring-shaped P-type ring layers (12a˜120 are regularly arranged in the ring region (LNFLR). The ring region (LNFLR) is divided into a plurality of units which include the plurality of P-type ring layers (12a˜120 respectively. A width of each unit is constant. A total number of P-type impurities in the ring region (LNFLR) is N, the target withstand voltage is BV [V], a width of each unit is SandL [?m], and the number of the plurality of units is num, following relationships are satisfied. N?(M×BV)?, M=104 to 105, ?=0.55 to 1.95, SandL×num×Ecri?2×?×BV, Ecri=2.0 to 3.0×105 [V/cm], ?=100 to 101. Widths of the P-type ring layers (12a˜12f) of the plurality of units linearly decrease toward an outside of the termination region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Ze CHEN, Tsuyoshi KAWAKAMI, Katsumi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150221721
    Abstract: An electric field buffer layer (13) is formed so as to surround an active region (12) from an outer peripheral portion of the active region (12) toward an outer peripheral portion of a semiconductor substrate (11). The electric field buffer layer (13) includes a plurality of P-type impurity layers (21 to 25). Each of the P-type impurity layers (21 to 25) includes P-type implantation layers (21a to 25a) and P-type diffusion layers (21b to 25b) that are formed so as to respectively surround the P-type implantation layers (21a to 25a) and contain P-type impurities at a concentration lower than that of the P-type implantation layers (21a to 25a). A first P-type implantation layer (21a) is formed to be in contact with or to partially overlap the active region (12). Each of the P-type diffusion layers (21b to 25b) is formed to have an expansion to a degree to which the first P-type diffusion layer (21b) is in contact with or overlaps a second P-type diffusion layer (22b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Ze Chen, Akito Nishii, Fumihito Masuoka, Katsumi Nakamura, Akihiko Furukawa, Yuji Murakami
  • Patent number: 9059086
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of suppressing generation of a high electric field and preventing a dielectric breakdown from occurring, and a method of manufacturing the same. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes (a) preparing an n+ substrate to be a ground constituted by a silicon carbide semiconductor of a first conductivity type, (b) forming a recess structure surrounding an element region on the n+ substrate by using a resist pattern, and (d) forming a guard ring injection layer to be an impurity layer of a second conductivity type in a recess bottom surface and a recess side surface in the recess structure by impurity injection through the resist pattern, and a corner portion of the recess structure is covered with the impurity layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuji Ebiike, Takahiro Nakatani, Hiroshi Watanabe, Yoshio Fujii, Sunao Aya, Yoshiyuki Nakaki, Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Shuhei Nakata
  • Publication number: 20140353678
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active region formed in an upper layer portion of a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, and a plurality of electric field relaxation layers disposed from an edge of the active region toward the outside so as to surround the active region. The plurality of electric field relaxation layers include a plurality of first electric field relaxation layers and a plurality of second electric field relaxation layers alternately disposed adjacent to each other, the first electric field relaxation layer and the second electric field relaxation layer adjacent to each other forming a set. Impurities of a second conductivity type are implanted to the first electric field relaxation layers at a first surface density, widths of which becoming smaller as apart from the active region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Kenji Hamada, Kohei Ebihara, Akihiko Furukawa, Yuji Murakami
  • Patent number: 8866158
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a high withstand voltage in which a stable withstand voltage can be obtained and a method for manufacturing the same. A JTE region having a second conductivity type is formed in a port ion on an outer peripheral end side of an SiC substrate from a second conductivity type SiC region in a vicinal portion of a surface on one of sides in a thickness direction of a first conductivity type SiC epitaxial layer. A first conductivity type SiC region having a higher concentration of an impurity having the first conductivity type than that of the SiC epitaxial layer is formed in at least a vicinal portion of a surface on one of sides in a thickness direction of a portion in which the JTE regions are bonded to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Hamada, Tsuyoshi Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20140203393
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having high breakdown voltage and high reliability without forming an embedded injection layer with high position accuracy. The semiconductor device includes a base as an active area of a second conductivity type formed on a surface layer of a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type to constitute a semiconductor element; guard rings as a plurality of first impurity regions of the second conductivity type formed on the surface layer of the semiconductor layer spaced apart from each other to respectively surround the base in plan view; and an embedded injection layer as a second impurity region of the second conductivity type embedded in the surface layer of the semiconductor layer to connect at least two bottom portions of the plurality of guard rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Yoshiyuki Nakaki, Yoshio Fujii, Hiroshi Watanabe, Shuhei Nakata, Kohei Ebihara, Akihiko Furukawa
  • Patent number: 8779855
    Abstract: In order to realize a wider bandwidth of a frequency characteristic of a power amplification circuit, outputs of differential push-pull amplifiers which are matched at respectively different frequencies are combined together by secondary inductors, and the combined signal is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Iida, Akihiko Furukawa, Satoshi Yamakawa, Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Masao Kondo, Yutaka Hoshino
  • Patent number: 8716717
    Abstract: A RESURF layer including a plurality of P-type implantation layers having a low concentration of P-type impurity is formed adjacent to an active region. The RESURF layer includes a first RESURF layer, a second RESURF layer, a third RESURF layer, a fourth RESURF layer, and a fifth RESURF layer that are arranged sequentially from the P-type base side so as to surround the P-type base. The second RESURF layer is configured with small regions having an implantation amount equal to that of the first RESURF layer and small regions having an implantation amount equal to that of the third RESURF layer being alternately arranged in multiple. The fourth RESURF layer is configured with small regions having an implantation amount equal to that of the third RESURF layer and small regions having an implantation amount equal to that of the fifth RESURF layer being alternately arranged in multiple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Akihiko Furukawa, Naruhisa Miura, Yasuhiro Kagawa, Kenji Hamada, Yoshiyuki Nakaki
  • Publication number: 20140021489
    Abstract: A semiconductor device having a high withstand voltage in which a stable withstand voltage can be obtained and a method for manufacturing the same. A JTE region having a second conductivity type is formed in a portion on an outer peripheral end side of an SiC substrate from a second conductivity type SiC region in a vicinal portion of a surface on one of sides in a thickness direction of a first conductivity type SiC epitaxial layer. A first conductivity type SiC region having a higher concentration of an impurity having the first conductivity type than that of the SiC epitaxial layer is formed in at least a vicinal portion of a surface on one of sides in a thickness direction of a portion in which the JTE regions are bonded to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Hamada, Tsuyoshi Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20130288467
    Abstract: A semiconductor device capable of suppressing generation of a high electric field and preventing a dielectric breakdown from occurring, and a method of manufacturing the same. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes (a) preparing an n+ substrate to be a ground constituted by a silicon carbide semiconductor of a first conductivity type, (b) forming a recess structure surrounding an element region on the n+ substrate by using a resist pattern, and (c) forming a guard ring injection layer to be an impurity layer of a second conductivity type in a recess bottom surface and a recess side surface in the recess structure by impurity injection through the resist pattern, and a corner portion of the recess structure is covered with the impurity layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Ebiike, Takahiro Nakatani, Hiroshi Watanabe, Yoshio Fujii, Sunao Aya, Yoshiyuki Nakaki, Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Shuhei Nakata
  • Publication number: 20130265109
    Abstract: In order to realize a wider bandwidth of a frequency characteristic of a power amplification circuit, outputs of differential push-pull amplifiers which are matched at respectively different frequencies are combined together by secondary inductors, and the combined signal is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Tetsuya IIDA, Akihiko FURUKAWA, Satoshi YAMAKAWA, Tsuyoshi KAWAKAMI, Masao KONDO, Yutaka HOSHINO
  • Patent number: 8493152
    Abstract: A power amplifier comprises a plurality of primary inductors provided on a substrate in a circular geometry as a whole; a plurality of amplifier pairs; a secondary inductor; and a connection wiring. Each amplifier pair is coupled to two ends of a corresponding primary inductor, and amplifies and output to the corresponding primary inductor a pair of first and second signals given as differential input signals, respectively. The secondary inductor is provided adjacent to the primary inductors in a circular geometry, further combines and outputs signals made by combining first and second signals in each primary inductor. The connection wiring is provided inside the primary inductors on the substrate and electrically couples middle points of respective primary inductors with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Akihiko Furukawa, Satoshi Yamakawa
  • Patent number: 8461927
    Abstract: In order to realize a wider bandwidth of a frequency characteristic of a power amplification circuit, outputs of differential push-pull amplifiers which are matched at respectively different frequencies are combined together by secondary inductors, and the combined signal is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Akihiko Furukawa, Satoshi Yamakawa, Tetsuya Iida, Masao Kondo, Yutaka Hoshino
  • Publication number: 20130140582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same. A RESURF layer (101) including a plurality of P-type implantation layers having a relatively low concentration of P-type impurity is formed adjacent to an active region (2). The RESURF layer (101) includes a first RESURF layer (11), a second RESURF layer (12), a third RESURF layer (13), a fourth RESURF layer (14), and a fifth RESURF layer (15) that are arranged sequentially from the P-type base (2) side so as to surround the P-type base (2). The second RESURF layer (12) is configured with small regions (11?) having an implantation amount equal to that of the first RESURF layer (11) and small regions (13?) having an implantation amount equal to that of the third RESURF layer (13) being alternately arranged in multiple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Akihiko Furukawa, Naruhisa Miura, Yasuhiro Kagawa, Kenji Hamada, Yoshiyuki Nakaki
  • Patent number: 8416022
    Abstract: A power amplifier device that satisfies both delivering a high output and reducing the chip area occupied by the power amplifier device. Over a substrate, are primary inductors arranged in a generally circular geometry, a ground pattern, transistor pairs, and a secondary inductor. The ground pattern extends from a portion of a region inside the circular primary inductor into regions outside the primary inductor, and grounded at a plurality of points in the regions outside the primary inductor. The primary inductors are coupled to the ground pattern through transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Kazuyasu Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20130009709
    Abstract: A power amplifier comprises a plurality of primary inductors provided on a substrate in a circular geometry as a whole; a plurality of amplifier pairs; a secondary inductor; and a connection wiring. Each amplifier pair is coupled to two ends of a corresponding primary inductor, and amplifies and output to the corresponding primary inductor a pair of first and second signals given as differential input signals, respectively. The secondary inductor is provided adjacent to the primary inductors in a circular geometry, further combines and outputs signals made by combining first and second signals in each primary inductor. The connection wiring is provided inside the primary inductors on the substrate and electrically couples middle points of respective primary inductors with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi KAWAKAMI, Akihiko FURUKAWA, Satoshi YAMAKAWA
  • Patent number: 8330544
    Abstract: In order to realize a wider bandwidth of a frequency characteristic of a power amplification circuit, outputs of differential push-pull amplifiers which are matched at respectively different frequencies are combined together by secondary inductors, and the combined signal is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Akihiko Furukawa, Satoshi Yamakawa, Tetsuya Iida, Masao Kondo, Yutaka Hoshino
  • Patent number: 8314658
    Abstract: A power amplifier comprises a plurality of primary inductors provided on a substrate in a circular geometry as a whole; a plurality of amplifier pairs; a secondary inductor; and a connection wiring. Each amplifier pair is coupled to two ends of a corresponding primary inductor, and amplifies and output to the corresponding primary inductor a pair of first and second signals given as differential input signals, respectively. The secondary inductor is provided adjacent to the primary inductors in a circular geometry, further combines and outputs signals made by combining first and second signals in each primary inductor. The connection wiring is provided inside the primary inductors on the substrate and electrically couples middle points of respective primary inductors with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Akihiko Furukawa, Satoshi Yamakawa
  • Publication number: 20120262237
    Abstract: A power amplifier device that satisfies both delivering a high output and reducing the chip area occupied by the power amplifier device. Over a substrate, are primary inductors arranged in a generally circular geometry, a ground pattern, transistor pairs, and a secondary inductor. The ground pattern extends from a portion of a region inside the circular primary inductor into regions outside the primary inductor, and grounded at a plurality of points in the regions outside the primary inductor. The primary inductors are coupled to the ground pattern through transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi KAWAKAMI, Kazuyasu Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20120133431
    Abstract: In order to realize a wider bandwidth of a frequency characteristic of a power amplification circuit, outputs of differential push-pull amplifiers which are matched at respectively different frequencies are combined together by secondary inductors, and the combined signal is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Renesas Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi KAWAKAMI, Akihiko FURUKAWA, Satoshi YAMAKAWA, Tetsuya IIDA, Masao KONDO, Yutaka HOSHINO